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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-07-01

July 1, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Hemingway, Fifty Years Later [Video] http://hoki.es/iEwRQG #
“I Hate Twitter, That Piece of Crap”; or, A Warning to Teachers Who Want to Tweet | Unmuzzled Thoughts http://hoki.es/muvOB5 #
Writing It Down: 5 Positive Reasons to Journal http://hoki.es/mje6Er #
Teaching Carnival 4.11 – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/k0FuX8 #
What happens when students create their own collaboration tools? – Online Collaboration http://hoki.es/iks2oB #
Publishers Launch First Digital-Only Textbook for K-12 http://hoki.es/jhrJVi #
Smells Like School Spirit (David Brooks op-ed on Diane Ravitch) – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/lK1BEQ #
Terrified of Twitter? Here Is the Cure – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/iJTQpt #
The Great Unpaid Internship Debate – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/jrLiAk #
Upgrade for Undergrad Instruction – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/linnsG #
For the iPad, Books That Respond to a Child’s Touch – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/kHKblg #
3 Keys for a Successful E-Portfolio Implementation — THE Journal http://hoki.es/lg0rUa #
E-Mail Marketing Campaign Gets By With a Little Help From Some 'Friends' – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/jLMJrz #
Academics Defending Teachers – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/iJ1m43 #
The Humanities Matter More – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/kaFjNU #
Are You a Word Track Changes or Google Docs Person? – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/mB3Z42 #
Professor X vs. Professor Carnevale: Are Americans are over- or undereducated? – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/jPcx7N #
Google+ and the LMS: Ads and Education – Technology and Learning – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/kQw5eB #
Non-Degree Holders' Downbeat Outlook – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/mAOWPH #
Costlier Community Colleges – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/l9DsaF #
Ranking the Online Colleges – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/iRZ6Jg #
We Have to Fix E-Mail – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/lKuDqF #
Animaps – Create Animated Google Maps | Free Technology for Teachers: http://hoki.es/lsSgQp #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-06-30

June 30, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Sabbatical Diary: What They Are and How to Apply for One – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/mbMRPJ #
Ever Been Rejected by Poetry Magazine? You're in Very Good Company | PBS NewsHour | PBS http://hoki.es/kdo68Q #
Is Copyright Needed To Stop Plagiarism? | Techdirt http://hoki.es/jciiDS #
Turnitin Transforms the Writing Process for Secondary Education Instructors & Students – PR Newswire – sacbee.com http://hoki.es/l7wIwH #
Good Grammar and SEO Copywriting: It’s a Matter of Trust http://hoki.es/j7HrhU #
Using Open Space Technology to Organize Meetings and Unconferences – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/murlA5 #
Create Choose Your Own Adventure YouTube Videos | Free Technology for Teachers: http://hoki.es/kMjUOg #
APA Style Blog: Capitalization After Colons http://hoki.es/iD93Gu #
Going, Going, And Gone?: No, The Oxford Comma Is Safe … For Now : Monkey See : NPR http://hoki.es/lstzQo #
'Papa' Hemingway still casts a long shadow – USATODAY.com http://hoki.es/loBRjt #
Tuition Comparison Site Begun by Education Department – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/mmDnkY #
How Different Age Groups Interact Online (infographic) | Community 102 » http://hoki.es/lRcVbT #
The History of the English Language in Ten Animated Minutes | Open Culture http://hoki.es/ltgd19 #
Fantastic BBC Footage of J.R.R. Tolkien in 1968 | Open Culture http://hoki.es/kbanem #
7 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Lecture Your Students – Smart Classroom Management http://hoki.es/keN8D7 #
The Wrong Message in Academically Adrift – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/jdwNt4 #
How the Education Department Plans to Support the Switch to Digital: 4 New Initiatives | MindShift http://hoki.es/iBvmUH #
Digital Handwriting With a Smartpen or Stylus – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/m99L3l #
Liberal-Arts Colleges Venture Into Unlikely Territory: Online Courses – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/ioLRaW #
Blind Florida State U. Students Sue Over E-Learning Systems – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/iSGmjJ #
A Gateway to Great Books on Your Phone – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/ksNVZ1 #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-06-29

June 29, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Upgrade Your Photo Chops With ‘Assignment Wired’ | Raw File http://hoki.es/mDC9u3 #
Young Adults With Only High-School Diplomas Take Dim View of College, Report Says – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/kIhCJv #
Handling the "No, I'm not off this summer" conversation – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/mLuSZD #
Book lovers are listening to literature as never before – KansasCity.com http://hoki.es/mOw944 #
Showing, Not Telling: Prezi & Omeka – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/imdI9g #
Be Silly, Have Fun, and Write! | GradHacker http://hoki.es/jQjXFc #
Students Speak Up With More Demand for Online Ed. – Digital Education – Education Week http://hoki.es/lKypHX #
Twitter For Newsrooms!? Twitter *Is* A Newsroom | TechCrunch » http://hoki.es/lvP3gr #
ASCD Inservice: Petroglyphs to Pie Charts: Getting Started with Infographics http://hoki.es/jJcga5 #
The Most Important Thing to Learn in College … – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/kSAow2 (would you guess the ellipsis?) #
How to Justify Our Paychecks – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/kGVq4z #
Asian-American & Pacific Islander Students Not Monolithically Successful, Report Says – Chronicle of Higher Ed http://hoki.es/k9P3lo #
As Mobile Devices Multiply, Some Colleges Turn Away From Building Campus Apps – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/ky2YMi #
Blackboard in 2015 – Technology and Learning – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/kxtJOB #
View from Across the Bargaining Table – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/lX06fN #adjuncts #
'Times' Ticks On: The NY Times plans to continue its slow advance into the realm of higher ed – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/mDuEiO #
The Ethics of Anonymity (on the ethics of the nom de plume in the Internet age) – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/j8ttUp #
Guest Lecturing: Etiquette and Indiscretions – Brainstorm – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/lmakYN #
Black Colleges Still Play a Vital Role in Education – Commentary – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/lEBtSI #
Plagiarism, Process, and the Point – Confessions of a Community College Dean – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/jvEfyB #
Fueling Creativity: A new approach to literary criticism looks at the history of energy sources – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/modqnF #
Learning to Read / The Academic Minute / Audio – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/lpMkHv #
News: Dealing With Depressed or Dangerous Students – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/l5Zsde #
Whose Agenda? Study raises questions about why students think gay professors are biased – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/jAFcLN #
Plan to Restructure British Higher Ed – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/mogAaG #
Duke U. Wins Grant to Overhaul Undergraduate Humanities Education – The Ticker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/jcKDae #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-06-28

June 28, 2011 by Traci Gardner

An English professor laments Twitter's effect on his students' writing, a fusion of "slivers" http://nie.mn/iNlmkl RT @ChrisBoese @NiemanLab #
The Unintended Humor of Google's New Search Page – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/k7wF5C #
Google Introduces Facebook Competitor, Emphasizing Privacy – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/jAcjX4 #
The Child in Children's Book Author Tomi Ungerer Remains Undimmed – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/kRAs7y #
Google’s New Suite of Social Tools: Google+ | Smarterware http://hoki.es/jzThHR #
Film Espouses the 'Power' of Writing – Teaching Now – Education Week Teacher http://hoki.es/jkzrfq #
Is the student customer always right? | BBC News -http://hoki.es/k7vHXs #
When Teaching Goes Past Your Bedtime – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/ij3Kt8 #
Reader's Almanac: A controversial Pulitzer Prize brings Edith Wharton and Sinclair Lewis together http://hoki.es/iPzjwD #
iPad Impresses in Oklahoma State Trial – HackCollege – Student-Powered Lifehacking http://hoki.es/lCeNU7 #
Haiku Diem – A Year of Writing Daily Poetry http://hoki.es/kGrmam #
Official Google Blog: The J. Paul Getty Museum collection comes alive with Google Goggles http://hoki.es/lrtg4T #
Gurdon: My 'Reprehensible' Take on Teen Literature – WSJ.com http://hoki.es/kTfbFb #
A Complex Web: Teacher-Student Relationships – THE DAILY RIFF – http://hoki.es/moRPKC #
Why US schools are embracing ebooks and iPads | BBC News – http://hoki.es/jidsGJ #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-06-27

June 27, 2011 by Traci Gardner

The Poetry Society: are things going from bad to verse? | Books | The Guardian http://hoki.es/mfCTo0 #
Vintage Ad Sexism « HOW TO BE A RETRONAUT http://hoki.es/krkeJN #
'That's Racist!' How A Serious Accusation Became A Commonplace Quip : Monkey See : NPR http://hoki.es/lKagAy #
Is Google Playing Fair With Its Search Results? : NPR http://hoki.es/mibxJf #
Supreme Court: Violent Video Games No Different from Literature – The Bay Citizen http://hoki.es/jaYliV #
Introducing PressForward | Dan Cohen's Digital Humanities Blog » http://hoki.es/k5qBqG #
Everything is Interesting – Aphorisms and Paradoxes http://hoki.es/mbAP6O /via @ncarbone #
E-Reader Ownership Doubled in 6 Months, Growing Faster than Tablets http://hoki.es/kAnEwM #
How to Beat the 3 Types of Writer’s Block | Copyblogger http://hoki.es/ipPHDT #
5 Reasons to Blog Anonymously (and 5 Reasons Not To) http://hoki.es/k6ZBfv #
Using E-Books to Sell More Print Versions – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/jNqfdC #
Internet literacy, computer skills, new opportunities: Sometimes it all starts with learning to double-click http://hoki.es/l30Wyh #
The (big) business of ed tech | ZDNet http://hoki.es/kDFf5V #
Mobile Devices in Classroom Give English Learners a Leg Up – New America Media http://hoki.es/lFxckl #
On my 3rd Twitter birthday: 7 reasons Twitter is central to my life | Trends in the Living Networks http://hoki.es/loGWFe #
Social media & learning — note taking on steroids | Donald Clark Plan B: http://hoki.es/iKGEUF #
The Science of Social Timing (Infographic) | Digital Buzz Blog http://hoki.es/lUQm01 #
Curb Kids' Media Habits To Fight Obesity : Shots – Health Blog : NPR http://hoki.es/j8QQLW #
Super-short writing assignment » What Story Would You Tell On Jeopardy? : NPR http://hoki.es/j7Ce9A #
Pupil's game helps with English grammar teaching | BBC News – http://hoki.es/lU8PyD #
Creative Writing Prompts Inspired by the Seasons | Writing Forward http://hoki.es/mDHDtI #
10 Creative Bar Code Designs [PICS] http://hoki.es/m4qlDS #
7 Tips for Better Twitter Chats http://hoki.es/ldPKUn #
Do We Really Want Digital Textbooks? – Thoughts and Information from Alfred Thompson – http://hoki.es/jNwnxY #
Achievement gap for Hispanic students hasn't narrowed in 20 years – CSMonitor.com http://hoki.es/iXDyXQ #
What Exactly Can You Learn on a Mobile Phone? Part II | KQED MindShift http://hoki.es/mCmJ2r #
What Exactly Can You Learn on a Mobile Phone? | KQED MindShift http://hoki.es/lnfEx7 #
Why Women Have an Advantage in Technology – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/iTcPvR #
17 Signs Your Classroom is Behind the Times — SimpleK12 http://hoki.es/l6bGau #
Academic Publisher Steps Up Efforts to Stop Piracy of Its Online Products – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/kUSJek #
How Californians (with cell phones) Might be Closing the Digital Divide | MindShift http://hoki.es/ksYtQR #
An Interview Without Words: Illustrator Shaun Tan Draws Conclusions – SPIEGEL ONLINE – http://hoki.es/j8GSmR #
Book etiquette | Gothenburg Times » http://hoki.es/liMcGm #
QuickWire: Providence Equity Is Near Deal to Buy Blackboard, Report Says – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/kecAm9 #
Lifetime access to up-to-date info–is this the future of the textbook? http://hoki.es/iHTgnG #
The Quest for Collaboration in Study Abroad – Commentary – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/lWtJQZ #
Google's War on Nonsense – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/mdqvzN #
Is This The Tipping Point For E-Books & Libraries? http://hoki.es/k83EYl #
Companies Erect In-House Social Networks – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/lMMNuc #
Grammar? That's something a little bird told us: Finches master rules of sentence construction | Mail Online http://hoki.es/kQMc7U #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-06-26

June 26, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Why we spell (on spelling bees for adults) – The Boston Globe http://hoki.es/lpvIZy #
On the Benefits of Lectures – Brainstorm – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/msdMeh #
George Orwell’s 1984: A Visual History | Flavorwire » http://hoki.es/mMPXlM #
Global Web Index, a map of Internet use (and the digital divides) » http://hoki.es/mqbZd7 #
Got Twitter? What's Your Influence Score – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/iCKQGJ #
The Saga of Sister Kiki (by David Brooks) – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/lMwEri #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-06-25

June 25, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Why the quality of literature matters – CSMonitor.com http://hoki.es/iZkcUZ #
Write stuff: The workshop that shapes American literature – CSMonitor.com http://hoki.es/lwj8fZ (Iowa Writer's Workshop) #
Can College Be Homeschooled? | New American » http://hoki.es/l3Rb5a #
Read all the comp/rhet & college news from this week in my "News from Tengrrl" Paper.li â–¸ http://t.co/jffdUyB #
The Rise and Fall of Pseudonyms – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/kFtUrr #
The Impact of 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' » Book Review – Mightier Than the Sword – By David S. Reynolds – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/l1Ewez #
The web is not print – stop making magazines that flip – Student Affairs and Technology – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/kpd8Os #
Blog U.: Why Big EDU Publishers and Small EdTech Companies Need Each Other – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/jpx7nc #
'Now You See It' (Interview asks "Are our brains cut out for the Internet age?") – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/kuP5Om #
In Lean Times, Schools Squeeze Out Librarians – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/lazl8F #
iPad apps take old literature to new levels – The Washington Post http://hoki.es/lehknB #
Teens may favor texting, but take on challenge of writing summer novels | The Tennessean http://hoki.es/kuX5Xs #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-06-24

June 24, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Experience Some of ISTE Without Being There | Free Technology for Teachers: http://hoki.es/mODzTZ #
New Report Describes How to Cut College Costs Through Greater Efficiencies – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/inmMlN #
‘Selling’ Digital Humanities to your committee | GradHacker http://hoki.es/lQ2mPr #
Google steps up its game with larger Edu Apps inboxes | ZDNet http://hoki.es/kNXMVC #
Students cd use Twitter as a debate forum also » Republican Presidential Candidates To Participate in Twitter Debate http://hoki.es/mIGIdd #
Kansas State Librarian Argues Consortium Owns, Not Licenses, Content from OverDrive http://hoki.es/iIl4l6 #
.@mrsalander Hmm. Original link: http://www.salon.com/life/since_you_asked/?story=/mwt/col/tenn/2011/06/23/real_life_work_shock in reply to mrsalander #
Can I still become a professor? (I would go to grad school, but where would I teach?) – Salon.com http://hoki.es/iUClVU #
J.K. Rowling's Next Chapter: A Transfiguration Spell on the Publishing Industry http://hoki.es/l2vBJj #
Un-College? | QUEST Community Science Blog – KQED http://hoki.es/m2FJZF #
California State U. Report Warns of Accessibility Issues in Google Services – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/kYbhgw #
'The Bully Project' Finds Its Moment : Monkey See : NPR http://hoki.es/mJCaU7 #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-06-23

June 23, 2011 by Traci Gardner

#engchat Twitter Chat with Purpose? | Bud the Teacher http://hoki.es/m6afGE #
Digital technology changes boundaries of students' free speech rights | Fort Worth Star-Telegram » http://hoki.es/mB0Ssh #
The Power of the Backchannel Discussion: Todaysmeet.com | tweenteacher.com » http://hoki.es/lKqHfP #
Women Still Don't 'Get' LinkedIn, Says LinkedIn – (asserts women are less social) » The Atlantic Wire http://hoki.es/lFuHEN #
Academic Bait-and-Switch, Part 14 (on teaching students to write and to think – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/mqkv5j #
'Little Janie Q' Meets the Roberts Court (on civil rights & class action suits) – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/iqmJlk #
Going to GPA? British unis consider shift from "degree classification" to American-style grade average – IHE http://hoki.es/m4HsQg #
An interactive tool for determining copyright and photocopying rules » Section 108 Spinner http://hoki.es/jNNdLB #
ala11 Photo Scavenger Hunt | ALA Connect http://hoki.es/kQft0p –a fun way to get everyone photographing your event! #
Google signs up British Library to books project | Reuters http://hoki.es/iqw3qd #
Roger Ebert's the Latest Victim of Facebook's #Censorship Problem – The Atlantic Wire http://hoki.es/kOP2hO #
Food in Fiction: How Cooking Brings You Closer to the Characters – Alyssa Rosenberg – The Atlantic http://hoki.es/ij07Mt #
Electronic Teaming for Singletons in a PLC – The Tempered Radical http://hoki.es/jWEABb #
Low-tech alternatives to clickers – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/m6pulI #
Summer PD: Five Fundamentals for Creating a Positive Writing Atmosphere | Edutopia http://hoki.es/j0VGms #
Tuition Increases 4.6% at Private Colleges, While Student Aid Grows 7% – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/kixRpU #
Digital Book Publishing Models to the Rescue | Epicenter | Wired.com http://hoki.es/jp2UHz #
‘Harry Potter’ Series to Be Sold as E-Books – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/mhOF5L #
Reader's Almanac: James Weldon Johnson hires Clarence Darrow for the landmark 1925 Sweet murder trial http://hoki.es/kspMOr #
Audiobook offering 2 free audio books per week geared toward teen / YA genre » NOOK Deals http://hoki.es/m4rfq1 #
The Flipped Class Revealed – THE DAILY RIFF – http://hoki.es/lo0mWp #
How to Turn Your iPad into a Touchable Second Monitor – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/mfNGey #
Schools Blend Computers With Classroom Learning : NPR http://hoki.es/itX0mq #
At UC-San Diego, First-Generation Students Get Help From Retired Professors – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/mxbOo2 #
How worldwide is the World Wide Web? – Click, BBC – BBC World Service Programmes » http://hoki.es/mf8Kof #
We Must Overhaul College Writing | The John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy http://hoki.es/lPaNE4 #
Calling the Clicker Vote – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/lESxI2 #
Facebook Comments Protected, School Board Told | TheLedger.com http://hoki.es/mhCz9P #
Professor Gives Phone Booth Gets a Digital Makeover – Mobiledia http://hoki.es/ltH7CW #
Blogs Elbow Up to Journal Status in New Academic-Publishing Venture – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/jithX7 #
Darwin Library, Now Online, Reveals Mind of 19th-Century Naturalist – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/lqmOmy #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-06-22

June 22, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Are You Ready to Flip? – THE DAILY RIFF – http://hoki.es/mnxOgr (more on Flipped classes) #
Monica Edinger: Along Came a Spider: Michael Sims' The Story of Charlotte's Web http://hoki.es/kWhsHL #
Show and Tell: Creating Memorable Presentations – University of Venus – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/mvgTWR #
Ask the Administrator: Mandatory Workshops for Adjuncts? – Confessions of a Community College Dean – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/iuRbNI #
Borrowed Gravitas: using a university e-mail account for non-university purposes – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/kipzMg #
Counseling in an 'Error-Averse' Culture – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/lQJRgp #
The Ten Most Expensive College Courses Covering Bizarre And Crazy Topics » http://hoki.es/itZyNr #
U. of Illinois at Springfield Offers New 'Massive Open Online Course' – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/jM55Ky #
How to Use Barcodes at Conferences (and Why You Might Want To) – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/k6mqqS #
BBC News – The rise of the indie e-book author http://hoki.es/ipbN6e #
Academics and Colleges Split Their Personalities for Social Media – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/k9gxcK #
Come Meet the Author but Be Prepared to Open Your Wallet: Independent Bookstores Charge for Author Events: NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/ksYDPh #
Many From A-Rated N.Y.C. Schools Need Help at CUNY – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/kKOx66 #

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